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Peptide: A short polymer made by linking together amino acid molecules.

Peptides: Short chains of amino acids.

Polypeptide: A protein or part of a protein made of a chain of amino acids joined by a peptide bond.

Copper Peptide: Compound consisting of a peptide (small fragment of protein) and copper atom, known to benefit in tissue regeneration therapy, used in treating wounds and skin lesions, but also gastrointest . . . View Full Definition

Peptide Bond: A covalent bond that links two amino acids together to form a polypeptide chain. A covalent bond between the amine end of one amino acid and the acid end of another amino acid.

Acetyl Hexapeptide (AH3): Used as ingredient in anti-aging cosmetics, relaxes facial muscle contractions and helps smoothen wrinkles, acts similarly to Botox injections.

Genes: Specific segments of DNA that control cell structure and function; the functional units of inheritance. Sequence of DNA bases usually code for a polypeptide sequence of amino acids.

Growth Hormone (GH): A peptide hormone produced by the anterior pituitary that is essential for growth.

Termination: The end of translation; occurs when the ribosome reaches the stop codon on the messenger RNA molecule and the polypeptide, the messenger RNA, and the transfer RNA molecule are released from . . . View Full Definition

VRSA: Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) is a strain of Staphylococcus aureus that has become resistant to the glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin.